Chocolate Lab Records

Chocolate Lab Records is an American independent record label formed in Los Angeles, California in 2008 and is currently based in Chicago, Illinois. To date the label has records from Andy Yorke[1] (formerly of Unbelievable Truth), Paper Round Kid, Clock Hands Strangle, The Houston Brothers, and Motion Turns It On. In May 2010 they signed Jon Lindsay.[2][3]

Chocolate Lab Records
Founded2008 (2008)
FounderBrian McKinney
GenreIndie rock
Country of originU.S.
LocationChicago, Illinois

Controversy

In October 2009, Chocolate Lab Records was involved in a minor dispute regarding iTunes' new iTunes LP format. Label owner Brian McKinney contacted his distributor in order to get information on creating and submitting iTunes LPs for their artists and was told that indie labels were not being considered for iTunes LPs and that if they were the cost of entry would be $10,000. He reported his findings to tech website Gizmodo who posted a blog about the situation.[4] A week later Apple reps began contacting websites and blogs to dispute McKinney's claims and to announce that iTunes LPs would be available to everyone soon.[5] It's unclear whether McKinney was involved in changing an Apple policy or if it was just a misunderstanding and/or coincidence.

Catalog
  • Paper Round Kid - Submarine (LP 2008)
  • Andy Yorke - Simple (LP 2008)
  • Clock Hands Strangle - Live at WMSE (EP 2009)
  • Clock Hands Strangle - Distaccati (LP 2009)
  • The Houston Brothers - The Archer (LP 2010)
  • Motion Turns It On - Kaleidoscopic Equinox (LP 2010)
  • Jon Lindsay - Coping Strategies (7" August 17, 2010)
  • Jon Lindsay - Escape From Plaza-Midwood (LP August 17, 2010)

References
  1. ABC News: Andy Yorke's Simple Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Creative Loafing: Jon Lindsay Signs to Chocolate Lab Records (May 2010) Archived 2013-04-10 at Archive.today Retrieved on June 3, 2010.
  3. Plug In Music: Chocolate Lab Records Signs Jon Lindsay
  4. Gizmodo: Apple To Indie Labels, iTunes LP is Out of Your League
  5. TUAW: iTunes LP Broken For Indie Record Labels


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